Josef Koudelka, Amman, Jordan, 2012, inkjet print mounted to aluminum, 32-7/8" x 100" image, 35-3/4" x 102-1/2" paper and mount, 43" x 110" x 2" frame © Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos Josef Koudelka FRANCE. Paris. Magnum photographer Josef KOUDELKA. 2015. © Antoine d’Agata / MAGNUM Photos DetailsJanuary 10, 1938Connectjosefkoudelka.org Josef Koudelka began his career as an aeronautical engineer in Prague and Bratislava, where he obtained a Rolleiflex camera and began photographing stage productions for theater magazines.After documenting gypsy culture in Romania, Slovakia, and Western Europe, he committed to photography full-time in 1967. The following year, Koudelka photographed the Soviet invasion of Prague, publishing his images under the initials "P. P." (Prague Photographer) for fear of reprisal. He was anonymously awarded the Overseas Press Club's Robert Capa Gold Medal for this work in 1969.Since 1986, Koudelka has embraced and employed the expansive compositional format of the panorama. From his commissioned investigation of the French-English region impacted by the Channel Tunnel for La Mission Photographique Transmanche project, to his exploration of the political climate in Israel and Palestine, and his recent documentation of the persistence of classicism along the Mediterranean rim, Koudelka has continuously used panoramic cameras to showcase terrains that have been significantly shaped, altered, and even devastated by the effects of industry, time, and territorial conflict. Josef Koudelka, Spisske Bystre, 1966, gelatin silver print, 20" × 24" (50.8 cm × 61 cm), paper © Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos Josef Koudelka, Ireland, 1972, gelatin silver print, 13-7/8" × 21-1/4" (35.2 cm × 54 cm), image, 19-1/2" × 23-5/8" (49.5 cm × 60 cm), paper © Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos Josef Koudelka, Kendice, 1965, gelatin silver print, 20" × 24" (50.8 cm × 61 cm), paper © Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos Josef Koudelka, Nord Pas-de-Calais, France, 1988, inkjet print mounted to aluminum, 32-7/8" x 100" image, 36-11/16" x 103-3/4" paper and mount, 43" x 110" x 2" frame, © Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos Josef Koudelka, France, 1987, gelatin silver print, 14" × 21-1/4" (35.6 cm × 54 cm), image, 20" × 24" (50.8 cm × 61 cm), paper © Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos Josef Koudelka, Prague (watch over street), 1968, gelatin silver print, 9-1/2" x 12" paper © Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos Journal View All Museum Exhibitions Bibliotheque Nationale Presents "Josef Koudelka: Ruines" Sep 15, 2020 One-Artist Exhibitions Group Exhibitions Public Collections Close Josef KoudelkaOne-Artist Exhibitions Josef Koudelka One-Artist Exhibitions.pdf DatesBorn 1938, Moravia, CzechoslovakiaLives and works in Paris, France and Prague, Czech RepublicEducation1961, Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, Degree in Engineering2020Josef Koudelka: Ruines, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, September 15–December 16, 2020. (Catalogue)KOUDELKA – Exiles and Panoramen 1968–2012, Ernst Leitz Museum, Wetzlar, Germany, March 6–August 23 (extended to September 20), 2020.2018Josef Koudelka: Industrial landscapes, Kunsthal Helmond, Netherlands, October 16, 2018–January 27, 2019.KOUDELKA: INVASION 1968 & archival footage by Jan Němec, Národní galerie Praha, Prague, Czech Republic, August 22, 2018–January 6 (extended to January 13), 2019.Josef Koudelka: INVASION PRAGUE 1968, Le Botanique, Brussels, Belgium, June 14–August 12, 2018.Koudelka: De-creazione, Národní galerie Praha, Prague, Czech Republic, March 22–September 23, 2018. (Catalogue)Koudelka: Returning, Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum v Praze, Prague, Czech Republic, March 22–September 30, 2018.2017Josef Koudelka: Invasion / Exiles / Wall, C/O Berlin, July 13–September 10, 2017.Josef Koudelka: La fabrique d’Exils, Centre Pompidou, Paris, February 22–May 22, 2017.2016Josef Koudelka: Gypsies, The Museum of Photography Seoul, South Korea, December 17, 2016–April 15, 2017.Josef Koudelka: TEATRO DEL TEMPO, FOTOGRAFIA - Festival Internazionale di Roma, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma, October 21, 2016–January 8, 2017.Josef Koudelka: Exiles | Wall, Nederlands Fotomusuem, Rotterdam, September 17, 2016–January 15, 2017.2015Josef Koudelka: 12 Panoramas, 1988 – 2012, Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, January 16–February 14, 2015.2014Josef Koudelka. Nationality Doubtful., Art Institute of Chicago, June 7–September 21, 2014. Traveled to: The J. Paul Getty Center, Los Angeles, November 11, 2014–March 22, 2015; Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid, September 12–November 29, 2015.Josef Koudelka: Sledi / Vestiges 1991–2012, Galerija Jakopič, Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 20–September 3, 2014. (Catalogue)2013Josef Koudelka, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, November 6, 2013–January 13, 2014.Josef Koudelka: Vestiges 1991-2012, Centre de la Vielle Charité, Marseilles, France, January 12–April 15, 2013.2012ZINGARI di Josef Koudelka, Fondazione Forma per la Fotografia, Milan, Italy, June 22–September 16, 2012.2008Josef Koudelka: Invasion 68 Prague, Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, September 4–October 11, 2008.Josef Koudelka: Invasion 68 Prague, Aperture Gallery, New York, September 4–October 30, 2008. Traveled to: Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., November 11–December 28, 2008; Museo Memorial del 68, Mexico City, April 3–July 31, 2009; Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, October 14–November 20, 2009; Freedom Tower, Miami, December 1, 2009–February 6, 2010; Osde Foundation, Buenos Aires, August 5–September 30, 2010; Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, May 14–July 18, 2011; The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow, October 5–December 4, 2011; Pingyao International Photography Festival, China, September 19–September 25, 2012; Look 3 Photography Festival, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 7–June 29, 2012; Museu da Imagem e do Som, Sao Paulo, May 1–June 22, 2013. (Catalogue)Josef Koudelka, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, January 16–April 13, 2008. (Catalogue)2006Josef Koudelka: Synergy Seminar Gallery, Bates College, Museum of Art, Lewiston, Maine, April 1–May 28, 2006.2002Josef Koudelka: Fotograf, National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic, 2002.Josef Koudelka: Rétrospective, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2002.1998Josef Koudelka: Reconnaissance: Wales, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 1998.1997Josef Koudelka, Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, 1997.1993Josef Koudelka: Vintage Photographs, Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1993.1990Josef Koudelka, Museet for Fotokunst, Odensee, Germany, 1990.Josef Koudelka z Fotografickeho dila 1958-90, Prague, Czech Republic, 1990.1989Josef Koudelka, Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1989.1988Josef Koudelka, Palais de Tokyo, Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, 1988.Josef Koudelka, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, 1988.Josef Koudelka, International Center of Photography, New York, 1988.1985Josef Koudelka, National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, 1985.1979Josef Koudelka, Fototeca, Caracas, Venezuela, 1979.1978Josef Koudelka, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1978.1977Josef Koudelka, Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland, 1977.Josef Koudelka: Gypsies, Tel Aviv Museum, Israel, 1977.Josef Koudelka, Galerie Delpire, Paris, 1977.1976Josef Koudelka, Art Institute of Chicago, 1976.Josef Koudelka, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1976.1975Josef Koudelka, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, February 24–May 11, 1975.1968Josef Koudelka: Theater Photography 1965-68, Theater za Branou, Prague, Czech Republic, 1968. Josef KoudelkaGroup Exhibitions Josef Koudelka Group Exhibitions.pdf 2020The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, August 1–November 1, 2020. (Catalogue)2018Players. Magnum Photographers Come Out to Play: Photo España 2018, Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 9–September 16, 2018. (Catalogue)Des Villes et Des Hommes: Regard sur la collection de Florence et Damien Bachelot, Hôtel des Arts, Toulon, France, February 10–April 22, 2018. (Catalogue)2017Resident Alien: The Marin Karmitz Collection, La Maison Rouge, Paris, October 15–January 21, 2018.In the studio of DATAR’s photography mission, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France, July 3–September 24, 2017.Magnum Manifesto: Magnum Photos 70th Anniversary, International Center of Photography, New York, May 26– September 3, 2017.Speech, Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, February 9–April 29, 2017.2016Magnum Contact Sheets, Deutsche Bӧrse Photography Foundation, Eschborn, Germany, May 13–August 19, 2016.2015In Appreciation: Gifts in Honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–October 11, 2015.This Place: Israel Through Photography's Lens, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel, May 14–September 6, 2015. Traveled to: Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, October 15, 2015–January 15, 2016, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, February 12–June 5, 2016; Wachenheim Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, February 3–April 22, 2018.A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michelle Marvins, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.2014Paris Magnum, Hôtel de Ville, Paris, December 11, 2014–March 28, 2015. (Catalogue)The Masterpieces: The Museum of Photography, Seoul Collection, The Museum of Photography, South Korea, 2014.2013Creation, Un-Creation, Re-Creation, Pavilion of the Holy See (Vatican) at the 55th Venice Biennale, Italy, 2013.2012In Our Time: Magnum 1947-1987, WestLicht. Schauplatz für Fotografie, Wien, Austria, December 7, 2012–February 10, 2013. (Catalogue)Howard Greenberg – Collection, Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 21, 2012–January 6, 2013. Traveled to: Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, January 16–April 21, 2013. (Catalogue)A Tribute to Robert Delpire, Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 2012.2009Photography Collection: Rotation 6, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, August 7, 2009–March 22, 2010.2008The Printed Picture, The Museum of Modern Art, October 17, 2008–July 13, 2009. (Catalogue)MAGNUM Photos, 60 Years, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands, February 8–May 12, 2008.2007Edward Steichen Photography Collection Galleries: Rotation 5, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, August 8, 2007–March 3, 2008.In Our Time – The World Seen By Magnum Photographers, Atlas Gallery, Dorset, England, 2007.2006Photography Collection: Rotation 4, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, December 15, 2006–July 16, 2007.Photography Collection: Rotation 3, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 15–November 27, 2006.2004Photography: Inaugural Installation, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 20, 2004–June 6, 2005.MAGNUM Stories, The Guardian Newsroom, London, November 19–December 17, 2004.Al Gusto de Cartier-Bresson, Fundacion la Caixa, Barcelona, September 19, 2003–January 4, 2004.Wanderers, Travelers, and Adventurers: Images of Exploration from the Permanent Collection, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, California, 2004.1980Reinstallation of the Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 23, 1980–January 3, 1982.Old and Modern Masters of Photography, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1980. (Catalogue)1979Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, December 21, 1979.1977Concerning Photography, The Photographers’ Gallery, London, 1997.1974Celebrations, Hayden Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, March 1–March 30, 1974. (Catalogue)1973Photography: Recent Acquisitions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, July 17–October 10, 1973.1971Photographs of Women, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 7–November 30, 1971.Steichen Gallery Reinstallation, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, April 2, 1971. Josef KoudelkaPublic Collections Josef Koudelka Public Collections.pdf Arts Council of Britain, LondonArt Institute of Chicago, IllinoisCentre Pompidou, ParisGalerie in Forum Stadtpark, Graz, AustriaHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MassachusettsHigh Museum of Art, Atlanta, GeorgiaInternational Center of Photography, New YorkInternational Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New YorkThe J. Paul Getty Museum, Los AngelesKunsthaus, Zurich, SwitzerlandThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkMinistry of Culture, Brussels, BelgiumMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, SpainMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston, MassachusettsThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TexasThe Museum of Modern Art, New YorkMuseum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, WellingtonThe Museum of Photography, Seoul, South KoreaPhiladelphia Museum of Art, PennsylvaniaPrinceton University Art Museum, New JerseySan Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CaliforniaStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTokyo Photographic Art Museum, JapanVictoria and Albert Museum, London